themself

pron
/ðɛmˈsɛlf/

Etymology

From Middle English theimself. Equivalent to them + -self. Reinforced by analogy with the singular-plural distinction between yourself and yourselves.

  1. inherited from theimself

Definitions

  1. The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person…

    The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

    • Someone could hurt themself.
    • Anyone who wants a car like mine can buy one themself.
    • […] they woulden't ^([sic]) always be trying to make Themself Look Diffarunt ^([sic]) from what nature made Them.
  2. Synonym of themselves (the third-person plural).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at themself. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at themself. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at themself

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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